Indian police horse crippled after being attacked by politician
BY SONAM JOSHIINDIA From Mashable An attack on an Indian police horse by a politician during a violent clash in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand has sparked outrage. The 13-year-old horse named Shaktimaan was part of the Uttarkahand mounted…
rominent businessman suing Jamaica media company for billions over defamatory article
From Caribbean 360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tuesday March 15, 2016 – Hotel mogul Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart is suing one of Jamaica’s biggest media companies for J$17.5 billion (US$143.8 million) over the publication of an article that he says was “false, malicious,…
Policeman in Trinidad to stand trial for trafficking Colombian women Z
From Caribbean360 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Tuesday March 15, 2016 – In Trinidad and Tobago’s first human trafficking case, a 55-year-old suspended police officer has been committed to stand trial on 13 charges of human trafficking and prostitution. Constable Valentine…
Cayman Islands Maritime Week Launching
From Cayman Enterprise City Special Economic Zone Major event to bring the worldwide maritime industry to Cayman’s shores Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (March 15th, 2016) – The Cayman Islands Shipping Registry and local maritime industry partners including Maples and Calder,…
School bullies and the damage they do to adults
By Justin Thomas From The National ae Mariam is Emirati, although her mother happens to be from Britain. The more cruel children in her class call her “Mariam the mongrel”. These bullies often persecute Mariam; it has become something of…
Nigeria’s NNPC ‘failed to pay’ $16bn in oil revenues
From BBC Nigeria is Africa’s largest oil producer Nigeria’s state-owned oil company has failed to pay the government $16bn (£11bn) in a suspected fraud, according to an official audit. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) provided no explanation for the…
Train derailment in Kansas injures 32
From wn.com 14 March 2016 A passenger train derailed overnight in a rural area of southwestern Kansas, injuring at least 32 people, The Associated Press reports. Officials said Monday the Amtrak train was traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago when…
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The Grenada revolution and women’s struggle for liberation
By Ajamu Nangwaya From telesur Socialist feminism is an ally in the struggle against capitalism, imperialism and racism. The Grenada Revolution, which lasted from March 13, 1979, to Oct. 25, 1983, gave the Anglophone Caribbean an example of a different…
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Another review, another rejection expected
By Tony Cozier From ESPN cricketinfo Four governance reviews of West Indies cricket have not been acted upon, because the board does not want change The West Indies Cricket Board confirmed at its annual general meeting in Jamaica last weekend…
US: UC President wants [ex- Dean] Choudhry banned from Campus
By Cheryl Miller, from The Recorder SACRAMENTO — University of California President Janet Napolitano has ordered former UC-Berkeley School of Law dean Sujit Choudhry barred from campus for the rest of the semester following allegations that he sexually harassed his executive…
